A father and son from Yeovil have appeared in court to deny a string of serious sexual assaultsinvolving young girls.

Frazer John Egginton, aged 47, of Westfield Road and Jonathan Lee Egginton, aged 25, of St Patricks Road, appeared together in the dock at Taunton Crown Court this morning, before Judge David Ticehurst.

Frazer was charged with two allegations of raping a girl under the age of 13 at Yeovil on July 26, 2015 and December 31, 2015.

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He was also charged with six offences alleging that, while being a person aged 18 or over, he intentionally touched a girl under the age of 13 years and that the touching was sexual.

He was charged with a seventh similar allegation where he intentionally caused or incited a girl under the age of 13 to engage in sexual activity.

The defendant was also alleged to have committed two offences that, for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification, he intentionally caused a child under the age of 13 to watch an image of a person engaging in sexual activity.

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He was further alleged to have committed three offences of intentionally touching a girl aged 13 and that touching was sexual when she did not consent.

All of his alleged offences were committed at Yeovilon dates between January 1, 2013 and June 30, 2016 and involved victims aged nine, 10, 11 and 13.

Jonathan was charged that between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015, at Yeovil, he committed two offences of intentionally causing or inciting a girl under the age of 13, namely 10, to engage in sexual activity.

Both men pleaded not guilty to all of the charges against them.

They will face a trial on October 23, and were released on bail until that date.